. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . MleSant Tern (_al:iots IHt-n 67. Cabot Tern. Sterna sandvicensisacuflnvida. Range.—A tropical species breeding regularlynorth to the Bahamas and Florida; casuallyfarther north. A beautiful bird distinguishedfrom the three preceding ones by its smaller size(sixteen inches) and by the bill which is black. Cream color with a yellow tip. They nest in colonies on theshores of islands in the West Indies and Baha-mas, but not to a great extent on the
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . MleSant Tern (_al:iots IHt-n 67. Cabot Tern. Sterna sandvicensisacuflnvida. Range.—A tropical species breeding regularlynorth to the Bahamas and Florida; casuallyfarther north. A beautiful bird distinguishedfrom the three preceding ones by its smaller size(sixteen inches) and by the bill which is black. Cream color with a yellow tip. They nest in colonies on theshores of islands in the West Indies and Baha-mas, but not to a great extent on the United StatesCoast. Their two or three eggs have a creamyground color, and are boldly marked with brownand black. Size x [()8.] Tern. Sterna triideaui. Range.—South America; accidentally along the coast of the United States. A rare and unique species with a form similar to the following, but with thecoloration entirely different. About fifteen inches in length; tail long anddeeply forked; bill yellow with a band of black about the middle. Whole headpure white, shading into the pearly color of the upper and under parts. Anarrow band of black through the eye and over the ear coverts. A very rarespecies that is supposed to breed in southern South America. Given a placeamong North American birds on the strength of a specimen seen by Audubonoff Long Island. LONG-WINGED SWIiMMERS ()|). Forsters Tern. Sfenni foisfcri Range.—Te
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